Which to use
“participativas” and “participativo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,980
- “participativas” frequency rank
- #19,197
- “participativo” frequency rank
- 67177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | participativas | participativo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de participativo. | Que tiene la tendencia o iniciativa a tomar parte en alguna conversación, evento, o actividad. |
Where the eye mixes participativas and participativo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. participativas runs 14 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) against participativo's 13 (CVCCVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: participativas vs participativo
A purely visual mix-up. participativas ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as]) and participativo ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
participativas is recorded at frequency rank #47,980, classified as anadj, pronounced [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as]. participativo is at rank #19,197, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67177, this pair ranks #37,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of participativas vs participativo
Shared letters: aciprtv. Private to "participativas": s. Private to "participativo": o.
"participativas" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC · "participativo" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- participativas ← aprticipativas · paritcipativas · parrticipativas · partciipativas · particcipativas · particiaptivas · participaitvas · participatiavs
- participativo ← aprticipativo · paritcipativo · parrticipativo · partciipativo · particcipativo · particiaptivo · participaitvo · participatibo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "participativas" for "participativo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "participativas" vs "participativo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "participativas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "participativo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "participativas" and "participativo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "participativas vs participativos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.